On Monday, February 27, 2023, the Cannabis Control Board voted to seasonally close the license application window for all tiers of outdoor and mixed-use cultivators.
The application window for new outdoor and mixed-use cultivators will close at the end of the business day (4:30pm ET) on Friday, April 28, 2023, and re-open at the start of business (7:45am) on Friday, December 1, 2023.
The Cannabis Control Board is issuing a consumer protection warning for all strains of flower produced by Holland Cannabis, due to pesticide contamination.
The registration form is now available for hemp processors previously registered with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets (VAAFM), as well as prospective registrants. More information on Vermont's Hemp Program under the CCB, including the hemp processor registration form, can be found below, or linked on the left-hand sidebar of our website:
The Cannabis Control Board voted on Wednesday, 12/21, to adopt a new meeting schedule for the first half of 2023. The Board will convene on the following dates:
The re-written CCB Rules 1, 2, and 4 have been pre-filed with the Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR), and may be found here:
https://ccb.vermont.gov/laws-rules-and-regulations
The Board discussed these rules, and the process for amending them, in the November 30, 2022 meeting, available on YouTube here.
The Cannabis Control Board announced a partnership today with NCS analytics, a high-risk data analytics firm, to build and provide a cannabis analytics platform for inventory tracking.
The platform will allow CCB staff to identify and investigate potential issues in nearly real-time to identify suspicious transactions to improve compliance and build public confidence in Vermont's newly-created adult-use retail market.
The Cannabis Control Board is hiring two positions: an Operations Director and a General Counsel. More information, and the links to apply, may be found below:
Department of Human Resources: Operations Director Job Posting
Application Deadline: December 1, 2022
Cannabis Control Board staff will hold an after-hours Q&A session to field questions from the public on inventory tracking, lab testing, and product registration.
This remote-only event will be recorded and livestreamed to the CCB's YouTube page for anyone unable to attend the live event.
The Board will meet four times in the month of November, plus one additional staff-led live question and answer session.
Links to meeting events may be found below. Remote meeting information, along with agendas (once developed), may be found within the individual events. All Board meetings are at 1pm. The Question and Answer session will be at 7pm.
The Cannabis Control Board is hiring for two additional compliance agents. More information, and the link to apply, may be found below:
Department of Human Resources: Compliance Agent Job Posting
Application Deadline: November 15, 2022
